Folding cot-bed



(N 0 Model.)

. J.TUR.N,ER.. FOLDING GOT-BED.

Patented Aug. 30,1881.

ngnpher. Washington, D. c.

NITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

JOSHUA TURNER, OF CAMBRIDGE, ASSIGNOR TO ISAAC S. PEAR, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS.

FOLDING COT-BEDr SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.246,574, dated August 30, 1881.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSHUA TURNER, of Cambridge, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Folding Cot-Beds, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of folding cot-beds which aredesigned for temporary use, and such as are commonly employed forcamping-out purposes, wherein a light, compact-folding, cheap cot-bed isdesired, which may be easily transported and quickly converted into acomfortable bed, and the objects of my invention are to overcome many ofthe objections existing in those heretofore constructed and now ingeneral use; and it consists, primarily, in the construction of thefolding cot-bed frame, wherein the cross-legs are pivoted together inpairs, and also pivoted at their upper ends to the inner face of theside rails, whereby the said legs are adapted to fold between the siderails only when the rails are brought together and the legs are closedparallel with each other; and it further consists in the combination,with the side rails and cross-legs of a folding cot-bed, of inclined oroblique braces pivoted to side rails at their upper ends, and havingtheir lower ends connected with the legs in such manner as to per- 0 mitthe legs to fold between the side rails when brought together, ashereinafter more tully described, and set forth in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a folding cot-bed constructedaccording to my invention. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of thesame in a partially-folded position. Fig.

3 represents a plan view of the under side of the bed-frame whencompletely folded together for transportation.

A represents a canvas or sacking bottom, which is permanently secured ateach edge to the side rails, B B, by nails or otherwise. To the insideof these side rails, near their ends, are pivoted the cross-legs E E byrivets F, or 5 otherwise, these said legs E being pivoted together attheir point of crossing by a rivet or screw-bolt, H, or in any othersuitable manner. Now, in order to temporarily support the saidcross-legs E at a right angle to the plane of the side rails, B, asshown in Fig. 1, I connect a wire brace, L, to the side rail, B, nearits end, at a short distance outward from the point where the saidcross-legs E are pivoted to the side rails. This brace L is pivoted tothe inside of the side rails, B, by being bent at a right angle near itsend, and passing through the rail it is secured thereto by riveting orin any other suitable manner. This brace L extends on an incline orobliquely downward to near the point of crossing of thesaid legs E,where it is connected therewith by a joint or connection, its lower endbeing provided with a catch or book, which engages in a hole or notchformed in the connection or grooved metal plate P to receive it, thismetal plate being secured to one ofthe cross-legs E, as shown in Fig. 1.Thus it will be seen that the cross-legs E are braced when the cot isopen for use, only a single brace being required at each end, and thatthe said cot-bed may be folded up by first bringing the side rails, B B,together, as shown in Fig. 2, then disconnecting the lower ends of thebraces L L from the holes or notches in the grooved plates P. The legs EE may be folded inwardly between the side rails, B B, so as to form acompact bundle, as shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a foldingbed, legs pivoted in pairs and pivoted at their upper ends to the innerfaces of the rails, so that when folded the closed legs will be disposedin line with and between the side rails.

2. The combinatiominafoldingcot-bed, with the legs pivoted together inpairs and pivoted at their upper ends to the inner faces of the siderails, of the oblique braces pivoted at their upper ends to the siderails and their extremities attached to the legs by connections, wherebythe said legs are adapted to fold between the side rails only after therails have been brought together and the legs closed, substantially asdescribed, as and for the purposes set forth.

JOSHUA TURNER. Witnesses:

'SYLvENUs WALKER, ISAAC S. PEAR.

